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Stunning Victory, Aborted Political Transition: Can This Small Nation Still Reinvent Itself?
Stunning Victory, Aborted Political Transition: Can This Small Nation Still Reinvent Itself? By Semere Solomon March 12, 2026 I. Introduction The thirty-year liberation struggle of the Eritrean people, one of Africa's longest, has been the subject of extensive writing. This commentary distinguishes itself by attempting to connect this struggle with the anticipated political transition following the war. Rather than concentrating on specific events, dates, or indiv

Semere Solomon
Mar 129 min read


ራብዓይን ናይ መወዳእታን ክፋል - ጦብላሕታይ ኣብ መጽሓፍ ረዚን ዋጋ ዝተኽፍሎ ናጽነት ኤርትራን ዝተጠልመ መብጽዓን - ብጸጋይ መሓሪ (ተመርዖ)
ተረፍ ኣድናቖተይ ……… መጽሓፍ ረዚን ዋጋ ዝተኽፍሎ ናጽነት ኤርትራን ዝተተልመ መብጽዓን ከንብባ እንከለኹ፣ ብዙሕ ግዜ ዝመላለሰኒ ዝነበረ ሕቶን ድንግርግር ዝበለንን እንተዳኣ ነይሩ፡ እቲ ዝተጠልመ መብጽዓ ዝብል ሓረግ'ዩ። ንዓይ ድሮ ቅድሚ እዛ ናጽነታ ተሰሪቕዋ ዘሎ "ናጽነት" ምምጽኣ ኣብ "ሜዳ" ተጠሊሙ ጥራይ ዘይኰነስ ክጥለም እንከሎን ጽባሕ ንግሆ'ውን መብጽዓ ወይ ዝተኣትወ ቃል ክትግበር ከም ዘይኰነን ሰመረን ካልኦት ተጋደልትን ይምስክሩ ነይሮም እዮም። ናይዚ ጥልመት እዚ ግዳያት ብሓፈሻ ኩሎም ተጋደልቲ እቲ ውድብ እኳ እንተነብሩ ብፍሉይ ግን እግዝኣቢሄር ትረፉ ኢልዎም ዝተረፉን እቶም ኣብ ሜዳ ዝሓቐቑን ምሁራንን ደቂ ሓረስቶትን ተጋደልቲ እዮም። ነዚ ብጭብጢ ንምስናዩ ድማ እታ ሰመረ ነቲ መሪሕነት እቲ ውድብ ዝበድሃላ ስነ-ሞጎት'ያ። ክልተ ዓይነታት መ

Semere Solomon
Mar 13 min read


ሳልሳይ ክፋል - ጦብላሕታይ ኣብ መጽሓፍ ረዚን ዋጋ ዝተኽፍሎ ናጽነት ኤርትራን ዝተጠልመ መብጽዓን - ብጸጋይ መሓሪ (ተመርዕ)
ሳልሳይ ገጽ ጦብላሕታይ ሰመረ ሰለሙንን ንመንእሰያት ዘለዎ ፍቕርን ኣፍልጦን ተጋዳላይ ጸሓፊ ሰመረ ሰለሙን ኣብ ልዕሊ እቲ መንእሰይ እንከሎ ዝተወጽዖ ወጽዓ እሙን ብምዃን ነዞም ናይዚ መድረኽን ግዜን መንእሰያት ዘለዎ ፍቕሪ፡ ኣኽብሮትን ንወጽዓኦም ናይ ልቢ ኣፍልጦ ብምሃብን ብትብዓት ንቓልሶም ኣፍልጥ ይህቦ። ነቲ ብዙሓት ምሁራትን ገዳይም ተጋደልትን ብትብዓት ክጽውዕዎ ዘይደፍሩ መጸውዒ ሽም ኣብ ዝሓለፉ ኣርባዕተ ዓመታት ነቲ "ተቓውምቲ" የብለይን ዝብል ስርዓት ዓድና ብፍላይ ድማ ኣብ ናይ ደገ ማሓውራቱን ኣጽፋሩን ራዕዲ ዝፈጠረ "ብርጌድ ንሓመዱ ወይ ሰማያዊ ማዕበል"፡ ጸሓፊ ሰመረ ሰለሙን ብትብዓት ነቲ ሽም የድምጽን ይጽሕፎን። ከምዚ ብምባል ድማ ኣብ መጽሓፉ ገጽ 166 ሰኒድዎ ይርከብ። "ኣብዚ እዋን'ዚ ቅድሚ ሕጂ ርኢናዮ ዘይንፈልጥ ኩነታት ንዕዘብ ብርጌድ

Semere Solomon
Feb 284 min read


ካልኣይ ክፋል - ጦብላሕታይ ኣብ መጽሓፍ ረዚን ዋጋ ዝተኽፍሎ ናጽነት ኤርትራን ዝተጠልመ መብጽዓን - ብጸጋይ መሓሪ (ተመርዖ)
ካልኣይ ገጽ ጦብላሕታይ ጽባቐ ስብእና ተጋላይ ምሁር ስነ ልምዓትን ጸሓፊን ሰመረ ሰለሙን ……. …… …… ብዙሓት ሰባት ከምዚ ሰመረ ሰለሙን ዓይነት ከይዲ ህይወት ዝሓለፉ ኣብ ዝህብዎ ምስክርነትን ኣብ ዝጽሕፎዎ መጻሕፍትን ስምዒት ሕራነ፡ ሕነኣዊ ቃና፡ ኣብ ገሊኡ ሓይሊ ቂምታ ስለዝፈታተኖም ሚዛኑ ዝሓለወ ዕዮ ከበርክቱ ይኸብዶም'ዩ። ጸሓፊ ሰመረ ሰለሙን ግን ዕድለኛ'ዩ። ጸጋ ሚዛናውነት ኣለዎ። ምናልባት እታ "ኣረድእ" እትብል ኣምር ርትዒ ኣኮኡን ኣተዓባብያ ስድርኡን ክኸውን ግን ክግምቶ ኣይጽገምን። እዚ ድማ ኣብ ምልእቲ እዛ መጽሓፍ ሚዛን ቅንዕና ዓቲሩ ወላ ነቶም ሳቐይቱን ከይተረፈ እቲ ንሱ "ጽቡቖም" ዝብሎ ብትብዓት ክምስክረሎምን ክነግረሎምን ነንብብ። ሓደ ከም ኣብነት እንተወሲደ ንመስፍን ሓጎስ መጽሓፉ ብምንባብ ኣብቲ ኣድናቖት ዝግብኦ ብዘይ ብቂ ኣድና

Semere Solomon
Feb 274 min read


ቀዳማይ ክፋል - ጦብላሕታይ ኣብ መጽሓፍ ረዚን ዋጋ ዝተኽፍሎ ናጽነት ኤርትራን ዝተጠልመ መብጽዓን - ብጸጋይ መሓሪ (ተመርዖ)
ክቡራት ኣንበብቲ፡ ደሓን ክትህልዉ ተስፋ እገብር። ትማሊ ምሸት ካብ ሓው ጸጋይ መሓሪ ሓንቲ - ጦብላሕታይ ኣብ መጽሓፍ ረዚን ዋጋ ዝተኽፍሎ ናጽነት ኤርትራን ዝተጠልመ መብጽዓን - ኣብ ትሕቲ ዝብል ኣርእስቲ ዝተጻሕፈት ሓተታ በጺሓትኒ። ሓው ጸጋይ ነታ መጽሓፈይ ግዜኡ ሂቡ ብምንባቡን፣ ዝርዝራዊ ገምጋም ምጽሓፉን ብልቢ አምስግኖ። እቲ ዘቕረቦ ጽሑፍ ብሓቂ ዘገርም፡ እቲ ኣጸሓሕፍኡ ዓሚቚ፣ ትሕዝቶኡ ድማ ኣዝዩ ዝነኣድ ኮይኑ ረኺበዮ። ብፍላይ እቲ ዝሃቦ ንጹርን ዝርዝራዊን ትዕዝብትታት፣ ነታ መጽሓፍ ካብ ጫፍ ናብ ጫፍ ብጥንቃቐ ከም ዘንበባ ብግልጺ የርኢ። ከምዚ ዝበለ ብስሉንን ሚዛናዊን ዝኾነ ገምጋም ካብ ከም ጸጋይ ዝኣመሰሉ መንእሰያት ምርካብ ንዓይ ዓቢ ሓጎስ እዩ። ንጸጋይ’ምበኣር፡ እዚ ጽሑፍካ ካልኦት ኣንበብቲ’እውን ጠቓሚ ኮይኑ ክረኽብዎ ስለ ዝኽእሉ፣ ከም

Semere Solomon
Feb 269 min read


"From Stalled State to Strategic Powerhouse: The Blueprint That Could Redefine Eritrea - Book Review by Dr. Mogos Yacob
Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea Author: Semere Solomon Renewing the Promise of New Vision for Eritrea presents a comprehensive roadmap for political transition, economic reform, and national renewal. Semere Solomon combines political analysis with practical policy proposals, offering both diagnosis and direction for Eritrea’s future. The book begins by outlining realistic scenarios for change—whether from within the ruling elite, through insider–diaspora cooper

Semere Solomon
Feb 131 min read


ሰመረ ሰሎሞን ንኤርትራ ከም ሓንቲ ዝፈሸለት ሃገር ዘይኮነስ፡ ከም ሓንቲ ዳግማይ ክትህነጽ እትኽእል ንግዜኡ ተሰናኺላ ዘላ ሃገር ገይሩ የቕርባ። ገማጋማት መጽሓፍ - ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሃገራዊ ሕውየት
ገማጋማት መጽሓፍ - ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሃገራዊ ሕውየት ኤርትራ ካብዚ ኣትያቶ ዘላ ዓዘቕቲ ድኽነትን ድሕረትን ንኽትወጽእ፡ ክብሪ ሰብ ልዕሊ ኩሉ ዝሰርዐ ሰናይ ምሕደራ፡ ናብቲ ንደልዮ ምዕሩይ ምዕባለ ዝመርሓና እንኮ መንገዲ ከም ዝኾነ፡ ሰመረ ብመጽናዕትታትን ተመክሮኡን ኣሰንዩ፡ ኣብዛ መጽሓፍ ጽቡቕ ጌሩ መዝጊብዎ ኣሎ። ኤርትራ እንደገና ተወሊዳን ተሓዲሳን፡ ህዝባ ከቢሩ ዝነብረላ ሃገር ንኽትከውን ዝምነ ሰናይ ሕልሚ'ዩ። እቲ ሕልሚ ግብራዊ ክኸውን ግን፡ እዚ ክሳብ ሕጂ ቦዂሩ ዘሎ ሞራላዊ ትብዓት እንደገና ተበራቢሩ ቀንዲ መለለዪና ምስ እንገብሮ ጥራይ’ዩ። ሰመረ ካብዚ ረማሲ ፍርሕን ናይ ሕልና ሞትን ከገላግለና ዝኽእል፡ ብኻልኦት ኣህዛብ ተፈቲኑ ዝሓለፈ ተመክሮታት ዘርዚሩ ይነግረና'ሎ። ነዚ ብኣካልን ብሓሳብን ተጊህና እንተ ተዋፊርናሉ ኸኣ፡ እቲ እን

Semere Solomon
Feb 133 min read


Praise for Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea - A Book by Semere Solomon
Praise for Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea - A Book by Semere Solomon After reading your book with great attention, I was genuinely impressed by its depth and scope. Your ideas, underpinned by solid facts and evidence, set this work apart from others of its genre. The vision of Eritrea we long for after the fall of the Isaias regime is vividly depicted, capturing both its sorrows and its hopes. I thank you for your historic contribution and invite all those w

Semere Solomon
Feb 122 min read


International Endorsements Recognize 'Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea' as a Blueprint for Eritrea’s Recovery
International Endorsements Recognize 'Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea' as a Blueprint for Eritrea’s Recovery Semere has come forward with a well-timed and useful follow-up to his previous book. As we eagerly await the time to bring about a change in leadership in Asmara, this new book presents a clear and workable vision to guide a future transition in Eritrea. His emphasis on promoting human development — investing in Eritrea’s people — is spot on. – Michael

Semere Solomon
Feb 123 min read


Book Review by Daniel F. Runde - Senior Advisor, Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
In " Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea" (2026) , Semere Solomon lays out a comprehensive and practical plan for the nation's recovery and rebuilding. Moving beyond his initial work, Solomon transitions from identifying past mistakes to proposing practical steps for creating a "New Eritrea." This book excels in policy analysis, breaking down the political, economic, and geopolitical structures necessary for a smooth shift to constitutional governance. Solomon fe

Semere Solomon
Feb 101 min read


‘Renewing the promise: A New Vision for Eritrea’ Endorsement by Dr. Eduardo Velez
‘ Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea.’ Endorsement by Eduardo Velez January 27, 2026 Within one week of meeting Semere Solomon in Asmara in the mid-1990s, it was clear that his country flowed in his blood. After fighting for Eritrea’s liberation and working to improve its human capital, his long-term goals for the development of Eritrea were interrupted by the dictatorship that took over. He had time to be exposed to other experiences working on development, i

Semere Solomon
Feb 42 min read


Exciting News for Readers: ‘Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea’ has been released
Esteemed readers, I am pleased to present my latest work, ‘ Renewing the Promise: A New Vision for Eritrea .’ The book confronts the central challenge of reconciling our nation’s profound struggle for sovereignty and unity with its unfulfilled aspirations for social justice by critically examining Eritrea’s political, economic, social, cultural, and geopolitical trajectory. The book aims not only to scrutinize past and present developments but also seeks to propose ideas an

Semere Solomon
Feb 41 min read


'ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሕውየት ሃገር' - ሓጺር ገምጋም መጽሓፍ- BBC News ትግርኛ
ሓጺር ገምጋም መጽሓፍ ('ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሕውየት ሃገር') - ብBBC News ትግርኛ ከም ዘለዎ ኣብ ታሕቲ ዘሎ ሊንክ ቀሪቡ ኣሎ። 'ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሕውየት ሃገር' - ሓጺር ገምጋም መጽሓፍ - BBC News ትግርኛ

Semere Solomon
Feb 31 min read


ውልቃዊ ርእይቶ መጽሓፍ "ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሕውየት ሃገር" ብሰናይ ኣስገዶም
ውልቃዊ ርእይቶ መጽሓፍ "ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሕውየት ሃገር" ብሰናይ ኣስገዶም 31 ጥሪ 2026 ኣቶ ሰመረ ሰለሙን፡ ኣብ ወርሒ ጥሪ 2026 ዝተዘርግሐት፣ ንህሉው ኲነታት ሃገርና ብግልጺ እትሕብር፣ ካብ ኣብ ባይታ ዘሎ ክውንነት ተበጊሳ ንመጻኢ መፍትሒታት ክኾኑ ዝኽእሉ ሓሳባት እትእንፍትን “ኤርትራ፡ ቀለስቲ ሓሳባት ንሕውየት ሃገር” እትብል መጽሓፍ ጽሒፉ። እዛ መጽሓፍ ከም ኣንባቢ ክርእያ እንከለኹ ገምጋም ናይ ሕሉፍ ጥራይ ዘይኮነት ኣብ ከመይ ዝኣመሰለ ኲነታት ከም እንርከብ'ውን እትገልጽ መጽሓፍ'ያ። እንታይ ክንከውን ከም ዘለና እትእምት ስነ ፍልጠታዊ መፍትሒታት እተቐርብን መጽሓፍ ከኣ’ያ። ደስ እንዳበለትኒ’የ ኣንቢበያ። ናይ ብሓቂ ድማ ፈትየያ። ከነንብባን፣ ክንዝትየላን፣ ክንትንትናን ዘለና መጽሓፍ ምዃና ድማ ብምሉእ ልበይ አስምረላ።

Semere Solomon
Jan 312 min read


National Unity as a Bulwark: Eritrean Sovereignty in the Face of External Threats
National Unity as a Bulwark: Eritrean Sovereignty in the Face of External Threats By Semere Solomon January 26, 2026 Currently, deeply concerning political tensions are unfolding in the Horn of Africa, particularly between Eritrea and Ethiopia. Moving beyond the standard "access to the sea" discourse, the Ethiopian government has been—and continues to be—vocal about claims that call Eritrea’s sovereignty into question. This phenomenon has not only created great anxiety in o

Semere Solomon
Jan 263 min read


ሃገራዊ ሓድነት ከም ድፍኢት፦ ልኡላውነት ኤርትራ ኣብ ቅድሚ ግዳማዊ ስግኣት
ሃገራዊ ሓድነት ከም ድፍኢት፦ ልኡላውነት ኤርትራ ኣብ ቅድሚ ግዳማዊ ስግኣት ብሰመረ ሰሎሞን 26 ጥሪ 2026 ኣብዚ ሕጂ እዋን፣ ኣብ ቀርኒ ኣፍሪቃ ብፍላይ ድማ ኣብ መንጎ ኤርትራን ኢትዮጵያን ኣዝዩ ኣሰካፊ ዝኾነ ፖለቲካዊ ወጥሪ ሰፊኑ ኣሎ። መንግስቲ ኢትዮጵያ ካብቲ ንቡር ናይ "ተጠቃምነት ኣፍደገ ባሕሪ" ሕቶ ሓሊፉ፣ ንልኡላውነት ኤርትራ ኣብ ምልክት ሕቶ ዘእቱ "ይብጽሓኒ እዩ" ዝብል ጥርዓን ከቃልሕ ጸኒሑን የቃልሕ ኣሎን። እዚ ተርእዮ’ዚዚ ኣብ ዞባና ዓቢ ሻቕሎት ፈጢሩ ጥራይ ዘይኮነስ፣ ንልዑላውነት ሃገራት ዝጻባእ ሓደገኛ ቅድመ-ፍጻመ (precedence) እዩ ዝፈጥር ዘሎ። ሕጋዊ ኣገባብ ወይስ ወተሃደራዊ ድፍኢት? ዝኾነ ብወገን ኢትዮጵያ ዝለዓል ናይ ባሕሪ ኣፍደገ ሕቶ፣ ብኣህጉራዊ ሕግታትን ዲፕሎማሲያዊ ልዝብን ክፍታሕ ዝኽእል ጉዳይ’ዩ። ይኹን እምበ

Semere Solomon
Jan 263 min read


The Silent Part of the Eritrean Diaspora: Reflections from a Visit to a Bustling East African City A conversation with a young Eritrean professional
The Silent Part of the Eritrean Diaspora: Reflections from a Visit to a Bustling East African City A conversation with a young Eritrean professional By Semere Solomon January 21, 2026 The idea for this article emerged during a conversation with a young and accomplished Eritrean professional who had recently taken her first trip to Africa as an adult. Among other things, she visited a vibrant metropolis in East Africa. Raised in the United States, she holds a Master’s degree

Semere Solomon
Jan 214 min read


ዕላል ምስ ሓንቲ ኤርትራዊት በዓልቲ ሞያ፡ ብዛዕባ’ቲ ስቕ ዝመረጸ ክፋል ናይ ኤርትራዊ ዲያስፖራ
ዕላል ምስ ሓንቲ ኤርትራዊት በዓልቲ ሞያ፡ ብዛዕባ’ቲ ስቕ ዝመረጸ ክፋል ናይ ኤርትራዊ ዲያስፖራ ብሰመረ ሰሎሞን ጥሪ 21, 2026 ነዛ ሓተታ’ዚኣ ከቕርብ ዝደረኸኒ ፍጻመ ኣሎ፣ ምስ ሓንቲ ብትምህርትን ሞያን ዕውትቲ ዝኾነት መንእሰይ ኤርትራዊት ዝገበርኩዎ ሓጺር ዕላል። እዛ ኤርትራዊት በዓልት ሞያ፡ ኣብዚ ቀረባ ግዜ ንመጀመርያ ግዜ (ኣብ ጐርዞ ዕድሜኣ) ናብ ኣፍሪቃ ገይሻ ተመሊሳ። ሓንቲ ካብተን ፉሕፉሕ ዝብላ ከተማታት ናይ ምብራቕ ኣፍሪቃ ንክትበጽሕን ክትርኢን’ውን በቒዓ። እዛ ኣብ ሕብራት መንግስታት ኣመሪካ ዝዓበየት መንእሰይ ኤርትራዊት ብካልኣይ ዲግሪ ዝተመረቐት ኮይና ኣብ ከባቢ ዋሽንግተን ዲሲ ዝተደኰነ ሓደ ዝና ዘጥረየ ናይ ብሕቲ ኩባንያ ትሰርሕ። እዛ ኤርትራዊት መንእሰይ፡ ናብ ምብራቕ ኣፍሪቃ ገይሻ ኣብ ዝነበረትሉ እዋን ምስ ምሁራት’ሞ ኸኣ

Semere Solomon
Jan 214 min read


Introducing Semere Solomon’s new book: Conversation with a young Eritrean—preventing the next generation from repeating our failures.
Introducing Semere Solomon’s new book: Conversation with a Young Eritrean—preventing the next generation from repeating our failures. Semere Solomon Last November, during a conversation with a young Eritrean activist living in Sweden, he posed an intriguing question: 'Change is coming; it is inevitable. What is your perspective on how to prevent the next generation—the ones who will bring the change tomorrow—from repeating the turmoil that the current system, which promised

Semere Solomon
Jan 194 min read


ሌላ ምስ ሓዳስ መጽሓፍ ሰመረ ሰሎሞን፡ ጌጋታት በዚ ሓድሽ ወለዶ ከይድገሙ፣ ዕላል ምስ ሓደ ትኵር መንእሰይ ኤርትራዊ
ሌላ ምስ ሓዳስ መጽሓፍ ሰመረ ሰሎሞን ጌጋታት በዚ ሓድሽ ወለዶ ከይድገሙ፣ ዘተ ምስ ሓደ ትኵር መንእሰይ ኤርትራዊ ሰመረ ሰሎሞን ዝሓለፈ ሕዳር 2025 ምስ ሓደ ኣብ ሽውደን ዝነብር ትኵር ኤርትራዊ መንእሰይ ብስልኪ እናዕለልና እንከለና፡ ብሃንደበት ስክፍትኡ ብዛዕባ መጻኢት ኤርትራ ከምዚ ክብል ኣተንቢሁለይ። “ለውጥስ ክመጽእ'ዩ፡ ዘይተርፍ'ዩ። ነዚ ለውጢ ኣምጺአ ዝብል ስርዓት ድሕሪ እቲ " ለውጢ" ኣብ ህዝቢ ኣውሪድዎ ዘሎ ኣበጉድር በቲ ጽባሕ ንግሆ ለውጢ ዘምጽእ ወለዶ ከይድገምስ እንታይ መማእዘኒ ሓሳባት ኣለካ፧" ኣነ ድማ “እትሓቶ ዘሎኻ ሕቶ ኣዝዩ ቅኑዕን ኣገዳስን’ዩ። ኣብዚ ቀረባ ግዜ ኣስፊሐ ኣቢለ ክምልሰልካ ግን ግዜ ክትህበኒ ኢኻ" ኢለ መልስኩሉ። እዚ ኣብ ላዕሊ ዝተጠቕሰ መንእሰይ ከምዚ ኢሉ ክሓትት እንከሎ፡ ሓሳባተይ ኣብታ ተሓቲማ ናብ ኣንበብቲ

Semere Solomon
Jan 184 min read
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